Category: Education
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Ex-San Diego Charter School Teacher Sentenced Two Years for Sex With Student
Robert Ian Famania, 38, pleaded guilty in June to a single felony count of committing a lewd act on a child.
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Appearing a Chair and a Table Out of Thin Air
The first day of high school was like stepping into an alternate universe. My previous school – Iftin Charter School – was homogeneous in its composition of Muslim, Somali and first-generation students. There, I fit flush with the student population. It was a larger, more hectic, version of my own home. At Crawford High School,…
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Students talk about equity in school lunch menus
Food Fight explores the ideas of food justice and food equity through the lens of a teenager in City Heights. Students from Hoover High School and Crawford High School who advocate for food justice and diversity on their cafeteria menu share their own ideas.
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English Learners Find their Voice through Film
Teacher Sheri Sevenbergen talks about her experinece partnering with the Media Arts Center San Diego in her classroom. Students from ten different countries learn English through filmmaking. In the process, they learn powerful skills and break through barriers. Read more at Speak City Heights http://www.speakcityheights.org Produced by the Media Arts Center San Diego Community Production…
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City Heights Students Are Mixed On New SAT ‘Adversity Scores’
Many colleges and universities will get more than just your typical SAT score to determine next year’s incoming freshman class. A new score is supposed to give schools more context about a student’s background.